Effects of physical activity on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.termedia.pl/Effects-of-physical-activity-on-symptoms-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome,41,56263,1,1.html" target="_blank" >https://www.termedia.pl/Effects-of-physical-activity-on-symptoms-of-irritable-bowel-syndrome,41,56263,1,1.html</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pg.2025.152029" target="_blank" >10.5114/pg.2025.152029</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effects of physical activity on symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome

Original language description

Introduction: Rapid urbanization and constant technological progress contribute to a change in lifestyle in terms of physical activity. Lack of free time and reluctance to engage in physical activity may lead to impaired functioning of internal organs, including the digestive system. Aim: In the present study, by creating an exercise regimen, an attempt was made to demonstrate the impact of this activity on the symptoms of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Material and methods: Forty-one women with diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome were included in the study. To assess the effectiveness of the method used, the validated IBS-SSS questionnaire was used. The study used an original training programme based on fitness lessons, yoga positions improving intestinal motility and relaxation techniques: autogenic training developed by Schultz and progressive muscle relaxation developed by Jacobson. Twenty-nine women completed the entire 2-month training cycle, in line with the assumptions of the study. The following methods were used: t-test for dependent samples, Wilcoxon pairwise order test, McNemar&apos;s c2 test and Spearman&apos;s R correlation coefficient. Results: It was found that nearly 80% of the study participants experienced abdominal pain before participating in the study. The training cycle caused pain in 52% of the surveyed women. The intensity of pain in the subjects decreased by 20%. After the study, the incidence of flatulence decreased by 38% and the severity of flatulence by 30%. Conclusions: The relationship between physical activity and the severity of symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in the surveyed women was confirmed. The study group of women showed a reduction in IBS-related symptoms after 8 weeks of training.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Przeglad Gastroenterologiczny

ISSN

1895-5770

e-ISSN

1897-4317

Volume of the periodical

20

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

173-177

UT code for WoS article

001530460100005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105009151418